Whiteflies management
“Whiteflies” is the common name of an insect group (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) which has around 1556 described species (Martin & Mound, 2007), although only about thirty species have been mentioned in Spain which are included in the table 1 (Martin et al., 2000). The origin of this group of insects...
| Autores principales: | , |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | bookPart |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Fundación Cajamar
2017
|
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4803 https://www.publicacionescajamar.es/publicacionescajamar/public/pdf/series-tematicas/agricultura/organisms-for-the-control-of-pathogens.pdf#page=191 |
| Sumario: | “Whiteflies” is the common name of an insect group (Hemiptera:
Aleyrodidae) which has around 1556 described species (Martin & Mound,
2007), although only about thirty species have been mentioned in Spain
which are included in the table 1 (Martin et al., 2000). The origin of this
group of insects is very varied, as its current spread. But, in general,
these are organisms from hot climates: more than 724 species have been
described in tropical areas, and only 420 species in warm areas (BinkMoenen & Mound, 1990).
In general, there are two types of damage caused by whiteflies: direct and indirect. The first is caused by the insects feeding on the plant,
adults as well as nymphal stages (immature), causing the sap-sucking
that leads to weakening and reduction of plant yield, and also inducing
very different physiological disorders on plants. The indirect damages are
referred to as all the problems derived from the production of honeydew
by the insect immatures, and especially, the capacity of the adults of
some species to transmit very different vegetal viruses, that can lead to
the continuity of the crop being put at risk in a specific area. |
|---|